Women’s Health

By Dr. Ariel Sernek, PT, DPT Urinary incontinence (UI) is very common. In fact, incontinence is reported in 48% of young female athletes (Rebullido, 2021), 41% of pregnant women (Moossdorff-Steinhauser, 2021), and 37.1% of older adults around the world (Batmani, 2021). However, these percentages are likely underestimated because most people do not want to report that they are […]

Dr. Ariel Sernek, PT, DPT​DRA stands for Diastasis Rectus Abdominis. It can be tricky to pronounce but you can just call it DRA, and we’ll know what you’re talking about. First, it helps to understand a bit of the underlying anatomy and terminology. Your “six-pack” muscle is called the Rectus Abdominis and diastasis means “the